Campanula persicifolia
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Campanula persicifolia or Peach-leaved Bellflower is a plant species of the genus Campanula
. It can be almost one meter high. Its flower
s are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.
It is common in the Alps
and other mountains in Europe
. It grows at lower altitudes in the north, and higher up further south, passing 1,500 m in Provence. It flowers normally in June; a dry summer may reduce or inhibit its flowering.
Campanula
Campanula is one of several genera in the family Campanulaceae with the common name bellflower. It takes its name from their bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell"....
. It can be almost one meter high. Its flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.
It is common in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and other mountains in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It grows at lower altitudes in the north, and higher up further south, passing 1,500 m in Provence. It flowers normally in June; a dry summer may reduce or inhibit its flowering.